Life, 1906-12-20 · page 32 of 46
Life — December 20, 1906 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes three brief jokes: 1. **"Ready to Address the Jury"**: A drunk painter testifying in court speaks incoherently; when told to address the jury, he asks what subject to discuss—humor based on his intoxication making him miss the obvious meaning. 2. **"Natural"**: A couple's engagement dialog joking about threatening lawsuits over infidelity—typical period humor about courtship and marriage. 3. **"Happy Men"**: A clergyman observes that "Keep Off the Grass" signs actually *encourage* people to trespass by making the forbidden appealing—satirizing psychology and human nature. The advertisements promote a Remington rifle, Cook's champagne, John Jameson whiskey, and Florida winter tourism. These reflect early 20th-century consumer culture and leisure travel. **No clear political satire or caricature is present**—this is a miscellaneous humor and advertising page typical of Life magazine's lighter content.
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The new fve-shot epeatng hunting rile which loads a itself and is *' big enough for t .35 Remington, velocity 2000 in biggest game.” Calibre weight of ballet 200 Solid breech, safe-locking system, light trigger loads with a clip. Every luxury w rapid fire, nock-down execution. $30 list, subject to dealer's discount Catalogue free REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY. Ilion, N.Y. Agency. ug roadway, New York City. Sales Office. San Francisco. Cal, Naturally aged in the / bottle Ghampagne most sparkling and effervescent. Ready to Address the Jury GPoRcE SMALL, of Norway, Me., a painter, used occasionally to look upon “the ardent.” At one time he was summoned to testify in a case in court. Being somewhat under the influence of liquor, his speech was rather thick, and, to make matters worse, he directed his conversation to the attorney questioning him, so the jury could not understand half of what he said. Finally the judge turned to him and said: “Mr. Witness, speak louder, and address the jury.” “Upon what subject, your Honor?” asked Small. The judge joined in the laughter which fol- lowed.—Green Bag. Natural ‘OU must remember that ours was a summer ement.”” s if you see any one you like better “ And if I see any one I like better” —— “T shall probably sue you for breach of promise.""—Milwaukee Sentinel. Happy Men = hall of a Philharmonic Society the 1g notice was posted: “The seats in this hall are for the use of the ladies. Gentlemen are requested to make use of them only after the former are seated.”—II Riso. ADISON C. PETERS, clergyman and author, was talking to a group of young men. “Half the wrong things you chaps do,” he said, “you do only because they are forbidden. If you didn’t know they were forbidden, if you didn’t know they were wrong, they would only seem to you disgusting and repugnant. “T strolled one spring morning in a beautiful park. “Look here,’ I said to one of the guards, ‘why do you have “Keep Off the Grass” signs all over the park? You don’t seem to enforce the rule.” “*No, sir,’ said the guard. ‘The object of the signs is to cause the people to enjoy more thor- oughly being on the grass.’”” a, pr i c Ww V OF joes TA ¥ bigs | ) a2 A credit to the host, a compliment to the guest and an honor to its distillers its distillers mm W.A. TAYLOR & CO." Sole Agents NEW YORI YORK all i Hl bi . a - il ot NUE = Al / 796 TOW ia TER ORTS 7 FLORIDA CAROLINAS CUBA WINTER TOURIST TICKETS Allowing stopovers the shortest route For resort booklet address: W. E. CONKLYN G.E.P.A. 1183 Broadway New York SEABOARD AIR LINE RATLWAY sociolos documc Sat on hi mrers in ith harst ssitution ar charac though ‘on, are M » Lippine "at of the TREAL rate dics Philadel pi | comicbooks.com